- The Three-Month Culture Orgy
- A plan for every day of the fall, from Amy Adams to ZZ Top.
Movies
The Great Obsessive -
Christian Bale tussles with Russell Crowe and loses himself in Bob Dylan.
- Tattooed Love Thug
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The latest installment in Viggo Mortensen and David Cronenberg’s violent streak.
- The Coen Brothers’ Gallows Humor
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Javier Bardem plays a sociopath and Josh Brolin’s a Texan grave robber. Fun!
Pop
Emotionally Rescued-
Alicia Keys pours her personal ordeals into a strong, satisfying new batch of pop songs.
- Revenge of the Weirdos?
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The decidedly nonconformist Animal Collective takes New York.
- Fool for the City
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Folk-country icon Steve Earle finds a new home in the West Village.
Theater
God and Monster-
Mel Brooks just wants a little love. Is he so wrong?
- Learning Experience
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Theater neophyte Claire Danes and her tutor Jefferson Mays.
- Going Bad
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Hank Azaria on signing up for Aaron Sorkin’s next TV project.
TV
Big Swinging Chick-
With Cashmere Mafia, Lucy Liu aims to prove she can play a brassy blonde with the best of them.
- Let the Witness Speak
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Ken Burns returns with The War, fifteen hours on WWII.
- Josh Schwartz, Take Two
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His hit, The O.C., burned him out. His solution? Two new shows.
Books
Junot Díaz Is Back -
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao was worth the long, long wait.
- Not Leaving Quietly
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Philip Roth’s final Zuckerman novel is as sexually obsessed as ever.
- Forget Obama and Hillary
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Fall is the season for the big-name political tract.
Restaurants
Grape Nuts-
Led by Messieurs Boulud and Ducasse, the wine-bar trend takes an haute cuisine leap.
- Opening Soon
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Where the Underground Gourmet will be eating this fall.
Shopping
Calendar of Earthly Delights-
The new season of store openings, collaborations, parties, and product launches.
- Browse This
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Stores and services worth investigating, even if you don’t buy anything.
Real Estate
What’s Next-
Your complete guide to the next big trends in real estate.
- The Cluster Effect
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Four neighborhoods in particular are seeing bumper crops in condos.
Art
Darkness/Light -
In the art of Kara Walker, prim Victorian forms bring racial history into high contrast.
- The New Met
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This fall, the Met pays fresh attention to the contemporary world.
Classical & Dance
New York ist ein Berliner-
The German capital’s arts scene might even be hotter than ours—so Carnegie Hall is importing its brightest lights.
- The 42-Year-Old Rookie
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Natalie Dessay is finally front and center at the Met.
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